Catch the sea: start with a sand shovel and take over the entire beach

At midnight, Zhao Qin changed shifts. He took a thin blanket and slept directly on the bow.

On foggy days, the air is very humid and sleeping outside is very uncomfortable.

I was thinking that when I go back this time, I should buy a few sleeping bags, otherwise the weather is getting colder and colder, and I might end up freezing instead of being tired.

It was already two o'clock when he went to bed, and he woke up at six o'clock.

It was still quiet on the boat. When he got up, he saw Lao Mao and Zhao Ping sitting not far from him, smoking and whispering something.

"Aqin is awake." Lao Mao said as he handed him a cigarette. He shook his head and said, "I'll wash up first."

"Aqin, this fog probably won't dissipate for a while, you should sleep a little longer," Zhao Ping said.

"It's about time." He said, and went to the back deck to wash up.

Looking up at the surroundings, he sighed. The fog seemed to be thicker than last night.

After washing up, he came and sat down next to the old cat, "Brother Cat, it's not normal to have fog in this season."

"It happens sometimes. I remember four or five years ago, our fishing boat encountered fog at sea. It was even thicker than this. We were stranded at sea for two days before the fog completely dissipated."

"Let's see if we can go home at noon." Zhao Ping said, taking a long puff of his cigarette.

At this time, Achen came over and said, "Brother Qin, are you ready for breakfast?"

Zhao Qin smiled and said, "I can't work for now, but I have to eat normally."

Everyone got up one after another. Ah He checked the condition of the cold storage, and then notified the two ships to turn on the generators and start working.

Zhuzi was checking the situation in the living cabin, taking out the ones that had turned upside down and throwing them into the cold storage.

These are all part of the daily routine inspection of fishing vessels.

Du Xi was the busiest, so he took this opportunity to clean the primary fuel filter on the engine and check if the filter was dirty.

These are wear parts and are available on board. If they are too dirty, they must be replaced to prevent impurities in the fuel from entering the engine.

Zhao Qin turned on the radio and heard that the Maritime Safety Administration was broadcasting a circular report about the heavy fog near the coast, reminding fishermen not to go out to sea for the time being.

During this period, he also heard about the killer whale attack.

Not only him, but everyone on the boat, except Feng Xinghua who knew nothing, pricked up their ears.

Everyone's eyes turned to Zhao Qin from time to time.

"Why are you all looking at me?"

"Brother, it shouldn't be our Hu Zi, right? Our Hu Zi is a good person and won't hurt anyone." Ah He said.

"How should I know? I have been on the boat with you guys the whole time."

The old cat's eyes turned cold and he swept them all over the crowd, "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, don't say what you shouldn't say."

At this point, his tone became more serious and he looked at Ah He, "Do you understand?"

"I got it, Brother Mao." Ah He understood that Brother Mao's scolding to him was fake, but he was really just pretending to do it for others.

Zhao Qin smiled and waved his hands. "Nothing. You may find this strange. I don't know why. The killer whale may like me, so it comes to play with me from time to time."

"It's almost time for dinner. After dinner, we'll kill some fish. There are so many miscellaneous fish, so we can kill some and take them home to marinate." Zhuzi changed the subject.

"Yes, it's okay to kill the fish. Let's compete for hand speed. Whoever kills the first fish gets it. Haha." Zhao Qin said with a smile.

Everyone was eating, and after the meal, both boats started killing fish. Some of the miscellaneous fish that could not be sold at a high price could only be used as feed for the farms if taken back.

More than ten people, each with a basket of fish in front of them, and then they started killing with knives. The scene was quite spectacular.

Zhao Qin killed enough meat for his family to eat for a few meals, then he stopped working. He washed his hands and sat in the steering room, reading a book.

After a while, Ah He came over again and said, "Brother, could it be those Japanese?"

Zhao Qin smiled and patted him on the head, "I really don't know."

"I understand." Ah He smiled and went back to kill the fish with the knife.

We were busy until noon, and all we had for dinner was mixed fish.

The old cat took a sip of beer and finally showed a little smile on his face. "The fog has almost dissipated. As long as it doesn't rise again tonight, we should be able to start the work by three or four o'clock."

"Brother Mao, let's just hang around here this afternoon. If it's foggy again at night, we'll stop here and rest. If not, we'll head south."

"Well, let's do as you say." The old cat thought of something and said, "Where did the ship that followed us go?"

"I guess he's taking a break too."

The old cat shook his head. "Ah Qin, all new ships are equipped with sonar detectors now. Why don't we go back and install some as well? It will be much safer with them."

"Well, I'll contact the shipyard when I get back and have them install the new parts for us."

The so-called sonar detector has two main functions. One is to detect fish schools. Lao Mao feels that his boat does not need this. Aqin is more useful than that detector.

The second is to detect reefs, which is very useful.

"The ship they were following was a new ship, and it must have been equipped with detectors, so it had an extra layer of security compared to us."

Zhao Qin understood what the old cat meant. If his own boat was also equipped, the fog would have almost dissipated and he could start the operation.

But since I didn't install it, I had no choice but to wait for the fog to completely dissipate.

The two were chatting when suddenly the radio in the wheelhouse rang. Ah He, who was eating in the wheelhouse, shouted hurriedly, "Brother, Brother Mao, come quickly."

The two were startled, then put down their food bowls and ran into the wheelhouse.

At this moment, the radio is broadcasting in a loop, "Coordinates ***, ***, a ship has hit a reef, the situation is dangerous, there are currently 6 people on board, please provide timely rescue by nearby ships..."

When Zhao Qin heard the coordinates, he started marking them on the GPS. After a while, he looked up and made eye contact with the old cat.

"Follow our boat?" asked the old cat with a slightly panicked tone.

Because the location marked by Zhao Qin was not far from them, less than 20 nautical miles. They had circled this area yesterday and did not see any other ships operating.

"Not sure." Although he said that, Zhao Qin was already sure in his heart that he would follow his boat.

"What should we do? The fog hasn't dissipated yet, and it's still very dangerous to go over there." The old cat said hesitantly.

Zhao Qin sighed, "We can't just stand by and watch them die. How about this? Let's go over there at the same time, two miles apart.

They may hit a reef. The land base in that sea area may be very complicated. If something goes wrong..., then the two ships will be able to take care of it."

The old cat was hesitant to speak. He shouldn't have taken the risk, but as an old fisherman, he couldn't bring himself to watch someone die without helping.

"How about we transfer all the people on our ship to the Diligent and I'll sail over to take a look?"

"Brother Mao, your idea is great. Let's do it together. Stop talking nonsense. Let's go. You start the boat."

As soon as Zhao Qin finished speaking, Zhao Ping and Zhuzi also ran over, apparently having heard the news as well. "Brother, arrange for all the people to board the Qinfen, and keep two nautical miles from us..."

He pointed at the GPS and told his brother the route.

The fog has not completely dissipated yet, so we cannot see the situation two nautical miles away. We can only use GPS to determine the routes of the two ships.

"Brother Mao and I will stay on the boat..."

"Don't bother talking too much now. If something happens, the worst that can happen is that we lose a ship, but no one will be hurt."

Zhao Ping thought about it and it made sense. It would take a long time for the ship to hit the reef and sink, so he could wait for rescue.

After the discussion, the ropes on the two boats were untied. Ah Chen and Ah He were reluctant to leave and insisted on staying.

As a result, Zhao Qin got furious and scolded them before he drove the two men to another boat.

The ship started, and Lao Mao was particularly serious. No one knew whether the sea area they were about to pass would be full of reefs. If so, their ship would be in danger.